# Startup Tablet Giveaways GoPago is Offering Merchants a Free Motorola Xyboard For Using Its App By Katherinev123 | Published 2012-08-08 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gopago References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2012/08/07/startup-free-tablet) & [gopago](http://www.gopago.com/) To encourage more merchants to use its app, the San Francisco-based startup GoPago is now giving away free [Motorola](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motorola-tab-g70) Xyboard 10.1 tablets. GoPago is an app that allows consumers to place mobile orders, for food and other goods, with participating business establishments without having to go through the trouble and inconvenience of waiting in line. For the merchants, GoPago is providing its LIVE mobile payment software, which is already uploaded onto the free tablets that will be given away. The tablets will also include a [Verizon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/satellite-enabled-wireless-coverage) 4G connection. Interestingly, the free tablets will only run the GoPago app and nothing else, says a company rep (but, the whole reason is to get merchants using GoPago without fuss or hassle anyway). According to Mashable, over 100 merchants have signed up so far. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 70% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Mobile Ordering:** The trend of mobile ordering allows consumers to place orders through apps, eliminating the need to wait in lines. - **Free Tablet Giveaways:** Giving away free tablets incentivizes merchants to try out new apps and payment software. - **Streamlined Payment Solutions:** Providing merchants with pre-loaded software on tablets simplifies the payment process and encourages adoption of new technology. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food and Beverage:** Restaurants and food establishments can benefit from mobile ordering apps to improve customer experience and increase efficiency. - **Retail:** Retailers can utilize mobile ordering apps to streamline the shopping experience and build customer loyalty. - **Technology:** The technology industry can capitalize on providing innovative payment solutions and equipment to support mobile ordering apps. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tablet-Based POS Units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petrosoft-smartpos-tablet-edition.md) - [Intuitive Self-Service Order Kiosks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selfordering-kiosks.md) - [Bar Order Management Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gotab-1.md) - [Small Business Point-of-Sale Terminals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-business-pointofsale-terminal.md) - [Comprehensive Restaurant Overview Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toast-1.md) - [Convenient Portable POS Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/square-handheld.md) - [Large-Screen Android Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oscal-pad-18.md) - [Affordable Student-Friendly Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moto-pad-60-neo.md) - [Connected Restaurant Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/TCx-M11.md)